Old Blundellian Club

Paddy Armstrong

Paddy Armstrong, OB Club Secretary, died unexpectedly on Friday 14th December 2018.

Memorial Service, Saturday 15th June 2019

Following Paddy’s funeral service, we are having a Memorial Service, which will be part of Old Blundellian Day. For aid memoir please save the date of Saturday 15th June 2019. Please do not contact the OB Club until further details have been announced, which will be in good time.

Our thoughts are of course with Dagmar and Paddy’s family at this time.

Janet Wooff

OB Day Saturday 9th June 2018

A record number of Old Blundellians returned on June 9th to celebrate Old Blundellian Day beginning, as usual, with the AGM. Committee members said goodbye, with thanks, to Richard Giles after many years of service and appointed Lauren Mitchell to the OB Committee.

Chapel was well supported with an excellent sermon from Andrew Hutchinson and a lesson read by President for the Day Nick Swarbrick's daughter, Ellie Freeman. Drinks in the Beale Centre followed with wine again generously provided by the Grose family.

Lunch in the marquee served by the school catering team was of a high quality and enjoyed by 107 diners. Nicola Huggett and Amber Oliver were presented with bouquets in recognition of service and wished bon voyage for their onward journeys away from Blundell's. Nick Swarbrick spoke eloquently about the many spheres of Blundell's life he and Joyce have been involved in. He took as his theme the value of continuity and the vitality of change in the vibrant life of the whole Blundell's constituency.

It was marvellous to see two tables of golfers and two tables of 1980s leavers plus many others returning after long absences. Information about next year's OB Day will be sent out in October and we look forward to working with Blundell's new Head, Bart Wielenga.

See more details including the programme for the day on the OB Day page.

Welcome to the OB Club website. If you have any news or other material that you would like to offer us for the site please email it to our administrator, Janet Wooff, at obclub@obclub.co.uk, or use the postal address at the bottom of the page.

Objectives of the OB Club

Maintain and foster the association of Old Blundellians, bringing them together in as many ways as possible and keeping them informed of the careers of fellow Old Blundellians; also of life and development at the School.

Promote and further the interests of the School whenever possible ensuring its survival and good health, and to work for the greater good of the Blundell's community as a whole.

How to use this website

As with all webpages, this page is one of many on the OB Club website.

You can access other pages/resources on the site by using the menu bars at the top and to the left, or clicking on other underlined text (called 'links') found around the site. The menu to the left will indicate which page you are on (black chevron), whilst also providing an easy means of navigating around the site.

Some images can also be clicked upon; some to see larger versions of a photo, and others in order to access documents represented by the image.

Get involved!

Your committee would welcome involvement from younger Old Blundellians. If you would like to volunteer or know someone who might be prepared to do so, or if you would just like to know more, do please contact our administrative assistant, Janet Wooff, at the Beale Centre at Blundell’s School by e-mail on obclub@obclub.co.uk or telephone 01884 232010.

Administrators

Contact Us

You may contact the club at any time by using the address and telephone/fax numbers at the bottom of the page. If the office is unattended there is an answerphone.

If you wish to look around the school please report to the school's Main Reception, as all visitors must sign in.

For Old Blundellians, if your personal details have changed please log onto Blundell's Reunited (the OB Database) or contact the office by phone or email.

Social Media Sites

Blundell’s School has launched its own Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Accounts. These sites are aimed at keeping the Blundell’s Community up to date with news from the School, upcoming events and photos. Please visit the below links to see our sites.

Authors

OB John Hollands has just released a new book, "The Man Who Shot Siegfried Sassoon", which you can read about here.

OB University Applications

If you have left Blundell's in the last few years, you may make an application to university through the school. Please visit the Careers dept's OB Applications page on the Blundell's School website for further information.

The Russell 2018

Twaddlers

The Twaddlers are, amongst other things, fantastic at rallying the troops for OB Day. Read Peter Price's (W 1958-63) "OB Day and Gaudy: A special day in the life of a Twaddler" article on the OB Day page.